Upon hearing Shen Luo’s words, Xie Yuxin, who was reviewing tasks nearby, couldn’t help but frown and look over.
“Well… Retainer Xie has a high level of cultivation and is always meticulous in his actions. Today is already the second time he has submitted a task, so there is no need for verification. On the other hand, there is still a need for a slight verification on your side. It’s just a procedure, nothing troublesome.” The Bai Family’s Steward quickly reassured.
“Can you even compare yourself to Retainer Xie? Steward, you had better investigate carefully! This red cloth may have been picked up by him, and we can’t let him get through by deception.” Chu Li, who had reacted, stepped forward and said.
“We will verify the completion of everyone’s tasks. We won’t let anyone slip through the cracks, nor will we treat anyone unfairly.” The Bai Family’s Steward looked at Chu Li and said calmly.
Upon hearing these words, a flash of anger appeared in Chu Li’s eyes, but he didn’t say anything.
“Rest assured, Retainer Shen, this is a normal procedure. If you indeed completed the task, we will send the task reward to your residence.” Another steward then spoke to Shen Luo, somewhat apologetically.
“Then I’ll have to trouble you both.” Upon hearing these words, Shen Luo nodded, slightly bowed to them with a fist-palm salute, turned around and walked towards his residence.
Seeing Shen Luo leave, Xie Yuxin also withdrew her gaze.
Those who had completed their tasks didn’t mind, but the few people who returned empty-handed today were all like Chu Li. They were unwilling to believe that Shen Luo had truly completed the task, and looked at his departing figure with suspicion in their eyes.
“Daoist Master White Water, Wu Tong Fellow Daoist, if I recall correctly, both of you had also undertaken the Red Leaf Town’s task. How did it go? Is it completed yet? Who did it?” Chu Li immediately went up to greet them and asked.
White Water Daoist and Wu Tong looked at each other with gloomy faces and said nothing.
“What’s wrong with you guys? Why aren’t you saying anything? Could it really be Shen Luo?” Feng Ling waved his folding fan and asked with some disbelief.
Chu Li also looked over, his eyes twitching slightly and a trace of unease passed over his face.
“That’s right, it was indeed Shen Luo who did it.” White Water Daoist sighed lightly and admitted reluctantly.
When these words came out, the few people who had previously questioned Shen Luo were immediately stunned.
“It was really him, how is this possible!” Someone exclaimed after a while.
“Yes, wasn’t it said that he is only at the mid-stage of Qi Refining? I heard that the strength of the ghost in Red Leaf Town is at least equivalent to a qi refining late-stage cultivator!”
“Could this guy have some other means?”
“How is it possible…” Chu Li felt a burning sensation on his face, mumbling a word in disbelief.
“White Water Daoist, Wu Tong, did you see clearly how Shen Luo killed the ghost in Red Leaf Town?” At this time, a cold voice rang out, it was Xie Yuxin walking over.
“Here’s what happened, after Wu Daoist and I arrived at Red Leaf Town…” White Water Daoist immediately recounted the process of Shen Luo killing the female ghost in red.
“Oh, so it was through the power of talismans.” Xie Yuxin revealed a hint of disappointment after listening.
She initially thought that Shen Luo had hidden his strength and developed a bit of interest in him.
But when she heard that he was just someone who relied heavily on talismans, that spark of interest vanished. She turned around and continued looking at the task list.
After Shen Luo returned to his residence, he closed his eyes and rested for a while. After recovering his Mana, he impatiently rose and walked into the courtyard.
He took out the Ghost Wailing Ring from his chest and looked at it for a few moments, unable to hide the smile on his face. He became jubilant.
The mission to Red Leaf Town was originally for the Fire Scale Wood, so he didn’t hesitate to use quite a few Small Thunder Talismans, which he was a little heartbroken about. However, due to an unexpected encounter with Soul Hook Horse Face, he obtained this Ghost Wailing Ring, and it became the biggest reward of the mission.
Although this ring is not a real magical instrument, it’s definitely more convenient to use than ordinary Talismanic Instruments. If it can be controlled properly, it can be an additional powerful attack method. Whether it’s to assist Ma Mian in exorcising ghosts, or facing any strong enemy, it would be of great help.
While contemplating, he began to infuse Mana into the Ghost Wailing Ring. In a short while, a black light flashed on the ring, forming a black ghostly shadow the size of a washbasin.
He continued to infuse Mana, the ghost projection grew bigger and more solid, until it grew to the size of a millstone before stopping.
The ghost projection now had a single horn growing out of its forehead and had a ferocious appearance. Compared to the initial attempt, it was much more solid, but it also consumed almost a fifth of his Mana.
Shen Luo took a deep breath, gripped the Ghost Wailing Ring tightly, and waved it forcefully towards a small artificial mountain in the courtyard.
Accompanied by a ghostly wail, a black sound wave erupted out from the mouth of the ghost’s projection, covering a distance of more than ten yards in an instant and striking a fake mountain not far away.
The fake mountain, which was two to three yards high, trembled violently. The area hit by the sound wave exploded and disintegrated, with dust swirling and flying about.
Shen Luo considered it for a moment, holding the Ghost Wailing Ring in his palm. Once again, he swung his hand and another black sound wave shot out with a ghostly wail. The sound wave transformed into a black sonic blade, about a yard long, and in a flash, it cut through another intact artificial mountain.
The artificial mountain, as if made of paper mache, was easily split in two by the black sonic blade. The upper half fell to the ground with a bang, stirring up a cloud of dust.
Shen Luo nodded in satisfaction and then stopped.
Operating this semi-magical instrument, which is similar to a Talismanic Instrument, simply required practice. Because of his experience with using magical instruments in Dreamland, he managed to understand how to use the Ghost Wailing Ring after a short attempt.
This ring is much stronger than the Small Thunder Talisman, but it consumes a lot of Mana. The advantage is that it can be used repeatedly, so it’s a pretty practical offensive tool.
Although it can’t match the powerful force of the Thunderfall Talisman, given his current pitiful Mana, he can probably only stimulate one. So, it can only be used as a trump card at a critical moment.
“It seems my cultivation level is still too low. At this rate, even if I have a magical instrument, I wouldn’t be able to use it.” Shen Luo thought to himself, turned and went back into the house, falling onto the bed and soon falling fast asleep.
He had spent the night on the run, exorcising ghosts, and practicing with the Ghost Wailing Ring. He was just too tired.
When Shen Luo woke up, it was already afternoon on the third day.
He got up and extended his body a bit, went out to fetch several buckets of water to fill the wooden bucket in the room, and then sat cross-legged inside, operating the Nameless Cultivation Technique and began cultivating.
Not long after, a knock on the door sounded from outside.
He furrowed his brows, reluctantly interrupting his cultivation, got up, opened the courtyard door, and saw a middle-aged man dressed like a steward standing outside.
“Retainer Shen, we have already thoroughly investigated the task of Red Leaf Town; it was indeed you who expelled the ghost. This is your reward, please take a look.” The man, quite respectful in his attitude, held out a long white jade box with both hands and handed it over.